Front fork pipe length

by **Laughing Gnome** » Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:05 pm

as I was changing my front fork oil I noticed the right hand side fork pipe length was shorter than the left. I measured the 2 and found a 1/4" difference. The right side was 8.5" to the bottom of the nut and the left side was 8.75" to the bottom of the nut. What would the cause of this be without removing the springs to check?

right side:

left side:

by **Major Softie** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:26 am

Franken Forks?

by **ME 109** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:40 am

Missing spacer? Worn out rubber part?

Find a diagram to get an idea of what's in there.

by **Tim Shepherd** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:49 am

I suspect the big rubber doughnut at the bottom of the fork tube on the lower side has met it's demise. It would help to know the year and model too...

by **robert** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:54 am

Tim Shepherd wrote:I suspect the big rubber doughnut at the bottom of the fork tube on the lower side has met it's demise. It would help to know the year and model too...

I suspect you are correct.

by **Laughing Gnome** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 8:37 am

yep as some of you suspected, the bushing was completely deteriorated. Thanks for your help.

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